diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
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+[user]
+  name = Michiel Scholten
+  email = michiel@aquariusoft.org
+
+[giggle]
+	main-window-maximized = true
+	main-window-geometry = 268x63+98+40
+	history-view-vpane-position = 353
+	main-window-view = HistoryView
+	file-view-vpane-position = 354
+
+[alias]
+  shove = commit -m \"$(curl http://whatthecommit.com/ 2> /dev/null |html2text |head -n1)\"
+  st = status
+  co = checkout
+  ci = commit
+  br = branch
+
+[push]
+  default = simple